Trump and the GOP view themselves as the true heirs of MLK. Why? Because, in their eyes, MLK was only interested in getting rid of de jure segregation. Once that was done, the government should have treated racial differences as irrelevant, and he would have gone into a comfortable retirement. Instead, we got forced busing, affirmative action, reparations, and the 1619 Project, and then . . . well, you know the rest. White people are the true victims of American government today, and Trump is the new MLK.
That this is a dangerous load of crap is demonstrated vividly by the fact that King was murdered while assisting black sanitation workers in Memphis with a strike. Still, it makes you wonder–what would a White Civil Rights Museum look like? What would the narrative be?
Here’s my theory:
Room 1: Antebellum South: White people generously share the fruits of civilization with their happy black servants, who are treated much better than wage slaves in the northern states. Nevertheless, a storm is brewing. Noisy, irresponsible abolitionists are trying to impose their values on us.
Room 2: War of Northern Imperialist Aggression: Lincoln wins the 1860 election. Since the Constitution, based on Lincoln’s campaign promises, is no longer in effect, the South, having no choice, secedes. The North, without provocation, launches an invasion of the South in order to destroy its values and change its economy. The South fights back bravely but is ultimately defeated by superior resources.
Room 3: Crucifixion and Redemption: Union troops destroy society and bring chaos and anarchy to the reeling South. Brave heroes emerge to fight back. In the end, order is restored, and the occupying enemy goes home. The South rises again.
Room 4: The Civil Rights Uproar: Black people fight for their supposed rights against the established order, and not just in the South. They are assisted by pointy-headed federal bureaucrats and politicians and by activist liberal judges. White people fight back but are overwhelmed. The federal government falls into the hands of the left, which uses the tax money of struggling white workers solely for the benefit of blacks and minorities.
Room 5: Reagan and Trump: Reagan begins the battle against the soft totalitarianism of the new order but is too focused on the Cold War and the economy to make much of a difference. The war goes to another level after America somehow elects a black man as its president. In the aftermath of the Obama disaster, Trump takes on the deep state in order to help its white Christian victims. He is brought down by the deep state during the pandemic, but bravely continues the fight even after he is indicted. He wins the 2024 election! The deep state is destroyed, and life returns to normal.
Heartwarming, no?